ELITE 501-550

Question 0

callous

Answer 0

lacking pity or mercy; unfeeling

Question 1

fruitless

Answer 1

without results; unprofitable

Question 2

noisome

Answer 2

disgustingly offensive; foul (esp. in reference to an odor)

Question 3

culminate

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to reach the highest point

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beserk

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dangerously destructive; frenzied

Question 5

archive

Answer 5

records or documents of a government or institution; the place where such records are kept

Question 6

extant

Answer 6

currently or actually existing

Question 7

quail

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to draw back in fear; to lose heart or courage

Question 8

tactile

Answer 8

of or related to the sense of touch

Question 9

diffuse

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(verb) to spread around or scatter; (adj) widely scattered

Question 10

gestate

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evolve, as in prenatal growth

Question 11

inundate

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to flood

Question 12

ludicrous

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ridiculous or exaggerated as to cause or deserve laughter; absurd

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wax

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to become larger

Question 14

traction

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the ability (as of a tire or wheel) to stay on a surface without sliding; the act of pulling (esp. as a medical treatment)

Question 15

ethereal

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delicate; soft; airy; intangible

Question 16

taboo

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something forbidden or prohibited

Question 17

bellow

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to yell very loudly; to shout

Question 18

canon

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a law of body of laws, esp. religious; an established principle or basis for judgement; the works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic

Question 19

till

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to prepare the soil for planting

Question 20

dismal

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causing gloom or depression

Question 21

impute

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to assign credit, often of guilt or blame

Question 22

junta

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a group of military officers ruling a country after seizing power

Question 23

covert

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concealed or disguised; not openly practiced

Question 24

hangar

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a structure used for housing aircraft

Question 25

dupe

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(verb) to deceive; to trick; (noun) a person easily tricked

Question 26

anthropology

Answer 26

study of the origin, behavior, and culture of human beings

Question 27

flighty

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unstable or easily excited

Question 28

condone

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to pardon or overlook voluntarily

Question 29

repel

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to drive or force back; to drive off

Question 30

collude

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to plot secretly for a deceitful or illegal purpose

Question 31

insular

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narrow in outlook; provinvial

Question 32

sediment

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a residue that settles in the bottom of something

Question 33

acrid

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harsh; sarcastic; bitter to the taste

Question 34

audible

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able to be heard

Question 35

posthumous

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done or occurring after death

Question 36

conundrum

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a riddle or puzzle, esp. one without a solution

Question 37

embezzle

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to take money for one's own use, in violation of a trust

Question 38

lethargic

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dull; sluggish; moving slowly

Question 39

hedonist

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someone who seeks only pleasure

Question 40

garrulous

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talking too much, esp. about trivial things

Question 41

table

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to postpone consideration of

Question 42

quotidian

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daily; customary

Question 43

protract

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to extend the duration of; to prolong

Question 44

legerdemain

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trickery; deception; sleight of hand

Question 45

unpretentious

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modest; not showy

Question 46

gustatory

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relating to the sense of taste

Question 47

repertoire

Answer 47

the range of pieces an artist is prepared to perform

Question 48

epigram

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a short, cleverly-worded statement

Question 49

muse

Answer 49

to meditate; to consider thoughtfully